[Sportsandrec] Blind archery

Fri Oct 4 22:19:04 UTC 2013

Like a beeper.

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From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
Kelly Thornbury
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:50 PM
To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind archery

Based on my skills, sometimes I don't, and I have a load of arrows that need
to go to recycling. Now seriously, most of the time I use a "spotter," which
is nice to have to tell you where you are hitting through a flight so you
can make minor adjustments. On the occasions I shoot alone (we have a 24-7
indoor range near the house), I run a rope (an old climbing rope works well)
from a specific point at the base of the target through my tripod stand.
That way, even if I'm not perfectly square to the target (i.e., a little
left or right), the straight line of the rope allows me to place the stand
at the correct angle (or degree of rotation) to still be close to the
target. Our club has a continuous target bail from one end of the back wall
to the other that runs from about knee level to about head level of a
nine-foot Irishman, so I'm less worried about a major miss as I would be on
a standard 122cm round target or a stack of hay bails. I also have mounted a
laser sight from a pistol to my stabilizer that, when properly sighted in,
allows a spotter to see exactly where I am aiming while we sight-in the
tactile stand. This method, however, is not legal in international
competition, but with time and experimentation a spotter could look down
your firing line from a certain pint on your stand (I'm working on the
center mounting screw of my pointer now) to get the stand reasonably close.
I have heard of another method of simply running a line from the target to
your bow and taking a reference from that, but I don't speak Czech (where it
is being developed) and it is also not legal yet in competition. Once I can
figure it out I would like to try this method simply because it supposedly
allows you to walk up to any target and sight in by yourself in your first
flight. Hope this helps. 

Kelly

On Oct 4, 2013, at 3:28 PM, justin williams wrote:

> How do you locate your target?
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sportsandrec [mailto:sportsandrec-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf 
> Of Kelly Thornbury
> Sent: Friday, October 04, 2013 5:20 PM
> To: Sports and Recreation for the Blind Discussion List
> Subject: Re: [Sportsandrec] Blind archery & blind tennis infor...?
> 
> Kathuy,
> 
> Sorry this took so long to respond, a "user glitch" in my mail program 
> sent nearly 3,000 emails to my junk folder without my realizing it, 
> and I'm just now catching up.
> 
> I am a blind archer (although, based on my last practice and the 
> number of arrows I stuck in the college's wall, I should probably give up
that title).
> I don't know what type of information you are looking for, and quite 
> honestly, there isn't much to be found through USABA or other blind 
> sports-related sites. I found most of my information through the 
> British Blind Sports website under the archery section. Blind archery 
> has had its greatest influence by the BBS, and it is possible to find 
> blind archers in many local clubs shooting alongside sighted archers. 
> I think, and this is only through third-hand sources, there was one or 
> maybe two blind archers at the national championships this year.
> 
> While there a few different ways of sighting in a shot, the most 
> common method, and the one used in international competition, is the
tactile stand.
> This would be a stand where the archer would place a point of contact 
> (somewhere between the elbow and the back of the hand) to get a 
> reference of where they are shooting. The most common set-up is the 
> use of a camera tripod with a horizontal "pointer" attached to the 
> camera mount. A stand needs to be easily adjustable, and this set-up 
> seems to work the best for now. I'm not aware of any commercial 
> sources for a complete stand, but the BBS site does sell plans and 
> pointers I believe. The stand needs to incorporate foot markers so 
> that your position relative to the stand is consistent. Using a 
> pointer sounds easy enough to my sighted peers, until they try it 
> themselves... With only one point of reference to the stand it takes
practice to position your rear shoulder exactly the same every time.
> From experience, a one or two degree rotation of the rear shoulder 
> equates to a meter or more of movement in your shot (hence, all the 
> arrows I've stuck into the walls).
> 
> If you (or anyone) is interested in more details, international rule 
> books, or pictures and ideas for stands, contact me off-list.
> 
> Kelly
> kthornbury at bresnan.net
> 
> On Sep 24, 2013, at 6:17 AM, Romeo, Kathleen wrote:
> 
>> 
>> 
>> Hello,
>> I am looking for information on blind archery & blind tennis.
>> Thank you.
>> Kathy Romeo,
>> WPB VAMC
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